Occurrences
Nâqâm occurs 17 times in the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Leviticus (1), Deuteronomy (3), Judges (1), Psalms (1), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (6), Ezekiel (3), Micah (1)
- Leviticus 26:25 — And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel (נְקַם) of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy.
- Deuteronomy 32:35 — To me belongeth vengeance (נָקָם֙), and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste.
- Deuteronomy 32:41 — If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance (נָקָם֙) to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate me.
- Deuteronomy 32:43 — Rejoice, O ye nations, with his people: for he will avenge the blood of his servants, and will render vengeance (וְנָקָם֙) to his adversaries, and will be merciful unto his land, and to his people.
- Judges 16:28 — And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged (נְקַם) of the Philistines for my two eyes.
- Psalms 58:10 — The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance (נָקָ֑ם): he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.
- Proverbs 6:34 — For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance (נָקָֽם).
- Isaiah 34:8 — For it is the day of the LORD’s vengeance (נָקָ֖ם), and the year of recompences for the controversy of Zion.
- Isaiah 35:4 — Say to them that are of a fearful heart, Be strong, fear not: behold, your God will come with vengeance (נָקָ֣ם), even God with a recompence; he will come and save you.
- Isaiah 47:3 — Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance (נָקָ֣ם), and I will not meet thee as a man.
- Isaiah 59:17 — For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance (נָקָם֙) for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke.
- Isaiah 61:2 — To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance (נָקָ֖ם) of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
- Isaiah 63:4 — For the day of vengeance (נָקָ֖ם) is in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.
- Ezekiel 24:8 — That it might cause fury to come up to take vengeance (נָקָ֔ם); I have set her blood upon the top of a rock, that it should not be covered.
- Ezekiel 25:12 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because that Edom hath dealt against the house of Judah by taking vengeance (נָקָ֖ם), and hath greatly offended, and revenged himself upon them;
- Ezekiel 25:15 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because the Philistines have dealt by revenge, and have taken vengeance (נָקָם֙) with a despiteful heart, to destroy it for the old hatred;
- Micah 5:15 — And I will execute vengeance (נָקָ֖ם) in anger and fury upon the heathen, such as they have not heard.